Community of Practice in Ecohealth for West and Central Africa (COPEH-WCA) & Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Godomey, Benin.
Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi, Godomey, Benin.
Pan Afr Med J. 2022 Apr 29;41:350. doi: 10.11604/pamj.2022.41.350.33393. eCollection 2022.
over nutrition and undernutrition problems affect many women of childbearing age in Benin. The inadequacy of the diet is the major reason. The objective of this study is to assess their nutritional status and diet in Comè, a city with the highest proportions of adverse neonatal outcomes in the Mono regional department of Benin in 2015.
data were collected in June 2017 in a cross-sectional survey with a two-stage random sampling of non-pregnant or lactating women aged 15-49 years. Their sociodemographic characteristics, diet and nutritional status were reported and explored through descriptive and bivariate analysis.
the prevalence of underweight was 9.5% and overweight (overweight and obese) was 31.7%. The dietary diversity score was low for 47.9% of them. Compared to the Recommended Dietary Allowances, the energy and protein intakes were insufficient for 78.7% and 11.8% respectively. None of them had an energy-balanced diet according to the energy distribution between macronutrients after normalization of intakes. The contribution of carbohydrates was high in 99.1%, low in 96.2% for fats and adequate in 60.2% for proteins.
these results reiterate the importance of developing nutritional interventions to improve the nutritional status and the diet of women of childbearing age in Benin. Periodically national food surveys must be conducted to evaluate their real nutritional intakes and promote better nutrition.
在贝宁，营养过剩和营养不足问题影响着许多育龄妇女。饮食不足是主要原因。本研究的目的是评估科梅市（贝宁莫诺地区新生儿不良结局比例最高的城市）2015 年育龄妇女的营养状况和饮食情况。
2017 年 6 月，采用两阶段随机抽样方法对 15-49 岁非孕妇或哺乳期妇女进行横断面调查，收集数据。报告了她们的社会人口学特征、饮食和营养状况，并通过描述性和双变量分析进行了探讨。
体重不足的患病率为 9.5%，超重（超重和肥胖）为 31.7%。其中 47.9%的人饮食多样性得分较低。与推荐的每日摄入量相比，分别有 78.7%和 11.8%的人能量和蛋白质摄入不足。根据摄入量标准化后宏量营养素之间的能量分布，没有一个人有能量平衡的饮食。碳水化合物的贡献率为 99.1%，脂肪的贡献率为 96.2%，蛋白质的贡献率为 60.2%。
这些结果再次强调了在贝宁开展营养干预措施以改善育龄妇女营养状况和饮食的重要性。必须定期进行国家食物调查，以评估其真实营养摄入量，并促进更好的营养。
